Fear City (Cinema Cult)
Fear City piles cliche upon cliche offering up 80’s neon sleaze that is equal parts…
Author Bob Baker Fish
Bob Baker Fish
Bob is the features editor of Cyclic Defrost. He is also evil. You should not trust the opinions of evil people.
Mika Vainio (Ø): “I like to use the whole spectrum of frequencies which are audible for humans.” Interview by Bob Baker Fish
Finnish electronic composer Mika Vainio makes highly idiosyncratic music that is part sound design, part…
Dream Sequence – Cosmic Eye LP (Sound Edition/ Roundtable)
There aren’ too many Melbourne labels releasing obscure spiritual Indo jazz from the early 70’…
Interview with John Cohen (Dead Fader) by Sarah Phelan
Dead Fader is the work of Berlin based John Cohen, creating a sound that feels…
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (Arthouse Films/ Madman)
With the two recently freed members of Pussy Riot now on a world tour, performing…
Verve: The Sound of America – Richard Havers (Thames & Hudson)
There are coffee table books and there is Verve: The Sound of America. It’s a…
Mutation – Error 500 (Ipecac/ Fuse)
The feeling of two hands strangling you and a third hand hitting you across the…
BJ Morriszonkle – Creepy Coconuts (Bandcamp)
Wonky is a term that is increasingly used to describe music these days. Usually it’s…
Benoit Pioulard – Hymnal Remixes (Lost Tribe Sound)
Remix albums can be a little hit and miss and miss and miss and miss,…
Mona Foma Festival – Hobart Tasmania 2014
Now five years old Mona Foma or MOFO is a broad festival, taking in multiple…
Andy Votel Interview by Bob Baker Fish
Andy Votel is a UK producer, DJ and label curator responsible for incredible reissue label…
Cyclic Selects – Miles Brown
To see Miles Brown play the theremin, the remarkable instrument created by Russian Leon Theremin…
Various Artists – Red Hot & Fela (Knitting Factory / Planet Company)
History tells us that unless your surname actually is Kuti it’s best to stay away…
Upstream Color (Madman)
Everything is interconnected, but though we may occasionally see, occasionally feel, occasionally hear or occasionally…
Babylon Circus: “Finding Freedom” Interview by Carla Martins
Babylon Circus are a French nine piece band currently on their fourth Australian tour after…